For other uses, see Jeumont (disambiguation).

Jeumont (French pronunciation: [ʒømɔ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It lies on the Belgian border and on the river Sambre, adjacent to the Belgian town Erquelinnes. It is part of the agglomeration (unité urbaine) of Maubeuge.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 10,178—    
1975 10,120−0.08%
1982 11,661+2.05%
1990 11,048−0.67%
1999 10,775−0.28%
2007 9,956−0.98%
2012 9,788−0.34%
2017 10,159+0.75%
Source: INSEE[4]

Electrical engineering

The name of Jeumont is associated with several companies making heavy electrical equipment for wind turbines, nuclear reactors and naval propulsion. They have their origins in the Atelier de Construction Electrique du Nord et de l’Est (ACENE), which became part of the Empain group under the name Forges et Ateliers de Construction Electriques de Jeumont (FACEJ) in 1921, merged with Schneider Westinghouse in 1964 and in 1993 Jeumont Industrie became part of the Framatome group.[5] Framatome became Areva, which in 2007 sold the generators and motors division of Jeumont SA to Altawest as Jeumont ELECTRIC. Areva retained the nuclear and wind turbine divisions, which were renamed JSPM.[6]

Heraldry

Arms of Jeumont
Arms of Jeumont
 The arms of Jeumont are blazoned :
Argent, 3 lions gules, overall a bend engrailed vert.



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "History". Jeumont ELECTRIC. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Jeumont SA finalizes the sale of its electromechanical activities to Altawest". Areva. 2 January 2007.